Statement
Identity is layered and evolving, shaped entirely by my experiences, family history, and memory. Being an Argentine immigrant with Eastern European roots means my definition of “home” is fluid, always resting somewhere between different cultures.
In my work, I use textiles, biomaterials, natural dyes, and recycled fibers to capture what it actually feels like to navigate that diaspora and find a sense of belonging. Through all the moves and changes in my life, nature has been my one constant. Extracting color from South Florida native plants has become a grounding ritual for me—it is my way of plugging into my current environment while still honoring the history I carry in my roots.
I take an experimental approach to my art, collaborating with different materials and allowing them to express themselves. They change, age, and react to their surroundings over time. For me, that unpredictable process perfectly mirrors how we adapt and grow whenever we get replanted in new soil across generations.
Bio
Debora Rosental is an Argentinian artist based in Miami Florida. With a background as Biochemist, Pharmacist, and a Doctorate in Cellular Biology, she translates her scientific perspective into arts of weaving and natural dyeing, treating every fiber and pigment as an experiment in identity and nature.
She takes an experimental approach to her work. She goes beyond traditional fabric by using innovative biomaterials and dyes made from native Florida plants.Through her art , Rosental explores the delicate themes of identity, ancestry, and the human impact on the environment.
Her creative journey has been shaped by this unique blend of disciplines, leading her to explore the profound connections between color, nature, and cultural heritage. Debora’s interest in natural dyes from native Florida plants became crucial to her work and her understanding of the intimate relationship between memory, identity and landscape.
Rosental is a two-time winner of the Miami Individual Artist (MIA) Grants (2024-2026). She is currently an Artist-in-Residence at the Deering Estate program.
Her work has been exhibited in prestigious institutions, such as Coral Gables Museum, the Handweaving Museum, Florida International University (FIU),The Coral Springs Museum of Art, and The Hollywood Art and Culture Center. She is co-author of the published book: South Florida Color Palette. Natural Dyes and Native Plants.
Group Exhibitions
2026
Making our Marks, 2026, International Society of Experimental Artists.
Under The Red Tent. The Red Thread Studio. The Camp Gallery. Miami,FL.
Utterly Profound 2026, International Society of Experimental Artists.
River of Grass. Fiber Art Miami Association. Hollywood Art and Culture Center. Hollywood, FL.
Endangered & Unseen. Aluna Curatorial Collective. Aluna Art Foundation. Little Havana, FL.
Memories Woven into the City. Miami Fiber Triennial 2026. Fiber Art Miami Association. Miami International Fine Arts. Miami, FL.
American Fiber: Threads of Labor, Memory , and Belonging. Collective piece by Red Thread Art Studio. Miami Fiber Triennial 2026. Fiber Art Miami Association. Miami International Fine Arts. Miami. FL.
Papel 3 2026. Florida International University.Miami, FL.(Upcoming August2026).
A Tapestry of Voices: Hispanic Legacies in the American History. Pinecrest Gardens. Miami, FL. (Upcoming August 2026).
Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse: The Epistle. The Camp Gallery. Miami, FL. (coming October2026)
Innovations 2026. International Society of Experimental Artists. Tubac Center of the Arts. Tubac,AZ. (coming december2026)
2025
Making our Marks 2025, International Society of Experimental Artists.
Threading the Americas from North to South, part of Threading the City, Fiber Artists Miami Association in collaboration with Museum of Contemporary Art of the Americas. Miami, FL.
Ancestral Lines, Coral Springs Museum of Art in collaboration with Fiber Artists Miami Association. Coral Springs, FL.
Achromatic, Coral Springs Museum of Art. Coral Springs, FL.
Quartet in 29 parts – 2025 Biennial, CollaborArtive at Saladrigas Gallery at Belen Jesuit . Miami,FL.
Neither Here Nor There. Miami International Fine Arts and Yi Chin Hsieh. Miami,FL.
The Family of the Artist, The Tower Hotel, Aluna Curatorial Collective. Little Havana, FL.
Caribbean and Latin American Visions, curated by Hartvest Project. Art in the Gardens, Pinecrest Gardens. Pinecrest, FL.
Innovations 2025, International Society of Experimental Artists .Ormond Beach, FL.
Don’t be Absurd.The Camp Gallery. Miami, FL.
2024
Making our Marks 2024, International Society of Experimental Artists.
Paper Deux, CollaborArtive, Florida International University. Miami , FL
New Age .Naturalist Gallery of Contemporary Art.
Weaving Identity & Belonging. Oh Art Foundation, Zhou B Art Center, Echoes. Chicago, IL.
Visions from Inside the Walls. Collective piece by Red Thread Art Studio. Coral Gables Museum. Miami, FL.
Hispanic Heritage Doral Art Exhibit. Cultural Arts Center. Doral, FL.
Unraveling Surrealism: Celebrating Women’s Narratives through Contemporary Fiber Art. Hartvest Project and Fiber Artists Miami Association. Pinecrest Gardens, Miami,FL.
The Camp Gallery, 77 Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse: We Got The Power. Miami, FL.
Circularity, Fiber Artists of San Antonio co-hosted by Spare Parts. San Antonio, TX.
Beyond The Boundaries, Los Colores de Miami 2024.Instituto Cultural de Mexico en Miami. Miami, FL.
Intimate Visions of Nature,Hartvest Project, Art in the Gardens. Pincrest Gardens, Miami, FL.
2023
El Hilo Conductor II , Instituto Cultural de Mexico, Consulado General de Ecuador en Miami. Miami, FL.
Climate ChangeLas, Lagunas Art Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA.
Botanical 2023, Las Lagunas Art Gallery. Laguna Beach, CA.
Exhibizione, Biafarin. “Gardenia 2023”. Canada.
Abrazo, Gillia Gallery, Verum Ultimatum Art Gallery. Portland, OR.
Water,La Laguna Art Gallery. Laguna Beach,Mission Viejo,CA.
Elements, Exhibixione, Biafarin, , Canada.
Color Culture : Our History through Fiber, Thousand Islands Arts Center. Clayton, NY.
This is not a Doll’s House , Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, The Camp Gallery.Miami, FL.
American Denim, Miami International Fine Arts Gallery and Fiber Artists Miami Association. Doral, FL
2022
Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, The Camp Gallery, Museum of Contemporary Art. Westport, CT.
Coral Reef ,Thrive or Die game, Lives Arts Miami, Miami Dade College, Adriene Arsht Center, Pearldamour’s Ocean Filibuster. Miami, FL
Life at Street Level,Hartvest Project, Pinecrest Gardens, Fiber artists Miami Association and World Textile Art. Miami, FL.
A Room of our own, Threading the City, The Camp Gallery, Fiber artists Miami Association, and World Textile Art. Miami, FL
The Migrant Experience, Instituto Cultural de Mexico, Fiber artists Miami Association , and World Textile Art . Miami, FL
2021
Objeto y Estructura Textil, Encuentro de Arte Textil del Centro del País. Río Cuarto, Córdoba, Argentina
Warp & Weft ,The Frank C. Ortiz Art Gallery. Pembroke Pines, FL
Sew to tell, Coral Gables Museum. Miami, FL.
The Quilt ,64 Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse, The Camp Gallery ,and Fiber Artists Miami Association. Miami, FL
Threading Thoughts,The Camp Gallery. Miami, FL
2020
40 Women Pulling at the Threads of Social Discourse.The Camp Gallery , and Fiber Artists Miami Association. Miami, FL.
Miami Art Week 2020, Art Basel. Sagamore Hotel, Miami Beach, FL.
Press
2020
Artistas Textiles de FAMA conmemoran derecho al voto femenino, El Nuevo Herald. URL
FAMA Members and Artists Curated Guide to Events Art Miami 2020. Sagamore Art Week 2020. Shoutout Miami. URL
2024
Women Fiber Artists Thread the Needle to Create Red Thread Art Studio. Artburst Miami. URL
2025
The Best Art Shows to See in Miami, July 2025. “Not Here Nor There” at MIFA. Miami New Times. URL
Lineas Ancestrales en el quinto aniversario de FAMA. El Nuevo Herald. URL
2026
Deering Estate Artists in Residence Spotlight: Aida Tejada and Debora Rosental. Miami’s Community Newspaper. URL
The Origins and Communities of the Camp Gallery. Whitehotmagazine.com. URL
Under The Red Tent. ArtMIami Magazine. URL
The Best Art Exhibitions to See in Miami in March. Miami New Times. URL
Daily Inspiration : Meet Debora Rosental and Aida Tejada. Voyage Miami Magazine. URL